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Illinois tile setter prevailing wage, county by county

A tile setter's prevailing wage on Illinois public works runs from $55.88 an hour in Rock Island County to $97.41 in Cook County, base wage plus fringe benefits. The median county is $64.96.

Main tile setter classification in each county, IDOL posting for work on or after October 19, 2026. IDOL prints no total; each figure is base wage plus fringes. Checked October 24, 2026.

Ford County tile setter: $87.77 per hour (split by region)Saline County: no rate for this tradeHamilton County: no rate for this tradeWinnebago County tile setter: $78.32 per hourDeKalb County tile setter: $92.29 per hourMarshall County tile setter: $72.90 per hourPiatt County tile setter: $64.96 per hourRichland County tile setter: $58.92 per hourLogan County tile setter: $64.96 per hourFayette County: no rate for this tradeEffingham County tile setter: $64.96 per hourKendall County tile setter: $97.41 per hourKnox County tile setter: $72.90 per hourLaSalle County tile setter: $78.57 per hourTazewell County tile setter: $72.90 per hourChristian County tile setter: $64.96 per hourScott County tile setter: $64.96 per hourGrundy County tile setter: $97.41 per hourJefferson County: no rate for this tradePutnam County tile setter: $78.57 per hourMarion County: no rate for this tradeHenry County tile setter: $78.57 per hourMacoupin County tile setter: $58.92 per hourDe Witt County tile setter: $72.90 per hourMcDonough County tile setter: $64.96 per hourWayne County: no rate for this tradeSt. Clair County: no rate for this tradeJasper County tile setter: $64.96 per hourCumberland County tile setter: $64.96 per hourBond County: no rate for this tradeEdgar County tile setter: $64.96 per hourOgle County tile setter: $78.32 per hourJo Daviess County tile setter: $78.32 per hourFulton County tile setter: $72.90 per hourBureau County tile setter: $78.57 per hourStephenson County tile setter: $78.32 per hourPike County tile setter: $64.96 per hourMason County tile setter: $64.96 per hourLawrence County tile setter: $58.92 per hourMcHenry County tile setter: $97.41 per hourKane County tile setter: $97.41 per hourDouglas County tile setter: $64.96 per hourJersey County: no rate for this tradeCass County tile setter: $64.96 per hourMassac County: no rate for this tradeMorgan County tile setter: $64.96 per hourMercer County tile setter: $55.88 per hourSchuyler County tile setter: $64.96 per hourWabash County tile setter: $58.92 per hourFranklin County: no rate for this tradeGallatin County: no rate for this tradeGreene County tile setter: $64.96 per hourEdwards County tile setter: $58.92 per hourWarren County tile setter: $72.90 per hourBrown County tile setter: $64.96 per hourMontgomery County: no rate for this tradeMadison County: no rate for this tradeUnion County: no rate for this tradePope County: no rate for this tradeClark County tile setter: $64.96 per hourLee County tile setter: $78.32 per hourShelby County tile setter: $64.96 per hourCook County tile setter: $97.41 per hourKankakee County tile setter: $87.77 per hourPulaski County: no rate for this tradeClay County tile setter: $58.92 per hourVermilion County tile setter: $64.96 per hourMenard County tile setter: $64.96 per hourMonroe County: no rate for this tradeRock Island County tile setter: $55.88 per hourWilliamson County: no rate for this tradeWoodford County tile setter: $72.90 per hourHardin County: no rate for this tradeAdams County tile setter: $64.96 per hourIroquois County tile setter: $87.77 per hourLivingston County tile setter: $78.57 per hourHenderson County tile setter: $72.90 per hourBoone County tile setter: $78.32 per hourAlexander County: no rate for this tradeCarroll County tile setter: $78.32 per hourWill County tile setter: $97.41 per hourStark County tile setter: $78.57 per hourRandolph County: no rate for this tradeLake County tile setter: $97.41 per hourMacon County tile setter: $64.96 per hourWashington County: no rate for this tradeCrawford County tile setter: $64.96 per hourCalhoun County: no rate for this tradeMcLean County tile setter: $72.90 per hourChampaign County tile setter: $64.96 per hourClinton County: no rate for this tradeHancock County tile setter: $64.96 per hourWhiteside County tile setter: $78.32 per hourWhite County: no rate for this tradeSangamon County tile setter: $64.96 per hourMoultrie County tile setter: $64.96 per hourJohnson County: no rate for this tradePeoria County tile setter: $72.90 per hourJackson County: no rate for this tradeColes County tile setter: $64.96 per hourPerry County: no rate for this tradeDuPage County tile setter: $97.41 per hour
$55$64$64$72$78$97Tile Setter, main rate, base + fringes per hour. Each shade holds about a fifth of the counties. Hatched counties are split by region.

How much does a tile setter make on prevailing wage in Illinois?

10 groups of counties with identical rates and 7 counties with rates of their own, highest main rate first, each split into wage and fringe benefits on one scale. The table below lists which counties are in each group.

  1. Cook County group8 counties$97.41
  2. DeKalb County1 county$92.29
  3. Kankakee County group2 counties$87.77
  4. Ford County1 county$87.77
  5. LaSalle County group4 counties$78.57
  6. Henry County1 county$78.57
  7. Livingston County1 county$78.57
  8. Lee County group5 counties$78.32
  9. Winnebago County group2 counties$78.32
  10. Ogle County1 county$78.32
  11. Peoria County group8 counties$72.90
  12. Henderson County1 county$72.90
  13. Marshall County1 county$72.90
  14. Champaign County group18 counties$64.96
  15. Adams County group11 counties$64.96
  16. Macoupin County group6 counties$58.92
  17. Rock Island County group2 counties$55.88

Which counties pay which rate

CountiesMain classificationBase + fringesBase
Cook County group, 8 counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, WillCeramic Tile Layer$97.41 $59.44 
DeKalb CountyTile Layer$92.29 $52.26 
Kankakee County group, 2 counties: Iroquois, KankakeeTile Mason$87.77 $52.99 
Ford County*Tile Mason$87.77 $52.99 
LaSalle County group, 4 counties: Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam, StarkTile Mason$78.57 $46.79 
Henry CountyTile Mason$78.57 $46.79 
Livingston CountyTile Mason$78.57 $46.79 
Lee County group, 5 counties: Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Stephenson, WhitesideTile Mason$78.32 $46.94 
Winnebago County group, 2 counties: Boone, WinnebagoTile Mason$78.32 $46.94 
Ogle CountyTile Mason$78.32 $46.94 
Peoria County group, 8 counties: De Witt, Fulton, Knox, McLean, Peoria, Tazewell, Warren, WoodfordTile Mason$72.90 $42.12 
Henderson CountyTile Mason$72.90 $42.12 
Marshall CountyTile Mason$72.90 $42.12 
Champaign County group, 18 counties: Brown, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Greene, Hancock, Logan, Macon, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Morgan, Piatt, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, VermilionTile Mason$64.96 $38.94 
Adams County group, 11 counties: Adams, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Jasper, Moultrie, ShelbyTile Mason$64.96 $38.94 
Macoupin County group, 6 counties: Clay, Edwards, Lawrence, Macoupin, Richland, WabashTile Mason$58.92 $35.01 
Rock Island County group, 2 counties: Mercer, Rock IslandTile Mason$55.88 $33.05 

10 groups of counties with identical IDOL rates, and 7 counties with rates of their own. * Rate set by region inside the county; its page lists each region's rate.

These are journeyworker rates. IDOL's county schedules list journeyworker and foreman rates only; apprentice pay follows the registered apprenticeship program's standards.

Questions about Illinois tile setter pay

What is the tile setter prevailing wage in Cook County?

$97.41 an hour: a $59.44 base wage plus $37.97 in fringe benefits, under IDOL's county schedule. Overtime and every tile setter classification in Cook County.

Does tile setter prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Cook County the $97.41 total is a $59.44 base wage plus $37.97 in fringe benefits, about 39% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Do apprentice tile setters get this rate?

IDOL's county schedules list journeyworker and foreman rates only. Apprentice pay follows the registered apprenticeship program's standards.

Why do some counties have the same tile setter rate?

IDOL often publishes the same tile setter rates for several counties. Across Illinois, the 73 counties with a tile setter rate fall into 17 distinct sets of rates, and 10 of those sets are shared by more than one county; the largest covers 18 counties (the Champaign County group).

Which county pays tile setters the most in Illinois?

Cook County, at $97.41 an hour for the main classification. The lowest is Rock Island County at $55.88, and the median county is $64.96.